LIGATT Security Launches Affiliate Program and Starts Nationwide Television Campaign
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ATLANTA, GA-Sept 8, 2010 – LIGATT Security International, (OTC: LGTT) a cyber security company, announced today that the company has signed up with Plimus; the premier online affiliate service, and the most innovative and effective business platforms … Read More
Featured Articles
Debunking the 1% Myth
September 8, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
It seems like almost every day someone in the tech press or someone commenting in a technical forum will claim that Linux adoption on the desktop (including laptops) is insignificant. The number that is thrown around is 1%. These claims are even repeated by some who advocate for Linux adoption. Both the idea that Linux market share on the desktop is insignificant and the 1% figure are simply false and have been for many years. View full post on O'Reilly News and Commentary … [Read More...]
Apple patches DLL hijacking bug in Safari
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Apple yesterday patched three vulnerabilities in Safari, including one in the Windows version that quashed a bug Microsoft said individual developers had to fix themselves. Apple and Mozilla are the only major browser makers who have patched what most researchers have called "DLL load hijacking." In the updates to Safari 5.0.2 and Safari 4.1.2, Apple addressed a problem shared by scores of Windows applications that can be exploited by duping users into downloading innocent files. Last month, HD … [Read More...]
Report: RBS WorldPay hacker gets four years’ probation
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The mastermind behind one of the biggest hacking paydays in history has been sentenced to four years' probation and an US$8.9 million fine, according to published reports. View full post on Computerworld Security News … [Read More...]
Civic Commons code-sharing initiative bids to reduce government IT costs
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Civic Commons, a new project launched at the Gov 2.0 Summit, will help city governments reduce costs and inefficiencies by sharing the software they develop. View full post on O'Reilly News and Commentary … [Read More...]
News: Adobe Reader 0day under active attack
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No mitigations for click-and-get-hacked exploit Researchers have uncovered sophisticated attack code circulating on the net that exploits a critical vulnerability in the most recent version of Adobe Reader.… View the full article View full post on ASTALAVISTA Security News … [Read More...]
Josh Clark Tapworthy: Designing iPhone Interfaces for Delight and Usability – A Free Live Webcast – Sept 9 @ 10am PT
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Happening Tomorrow – Tapworthy apps cope with small screens and fleeting user attention to make every pixel count, every tap rewarding. Learn to: capture the elusive ingredients of irresistible mobile interfaces; craft comfortable ergonomics for fingers and thumbs; dodge the usability gotchas of handheld devices; and turn tiny-touchscreen constraints to your advantage. Along the way, you'll get behind-the-scenes glimpses into the design process of popular apps including Facebook, Twitterrific, … [Read More...]
Microsoft to assume control over Waledac domains
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Security industry efforts to permanently shut down the prolific Waledac botnet have been successful, according to Microsoft. View full post on Latest articles from SC Magazine US News … [Read More...]
News: New Adobe PDF zero-day under attack
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Adobe today sounded an alarm for a new zero-day flaw in its PDF Reader/Acrobat software, warning that hackers are actively exploiting the vulnerability in-the-wild. Ryan Naraine Biography Ryan Naraine is a journalist and social media enthusiast specializing in Internet and computer security issues. View the full article View full post on ASTALAVISTA Security News … [Read More...]
Social Engineering – A Threat Vector
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What is “social engineering?” A simple working definition that I like is, “to induce an individual to take an action in which they otherwise would not engage.” This begs a second question, “What does this have to do with business?” It means that employees of businesses, both large and small, may become targets of unscrupulous and malevolent entities interested in obtaining the information or assets belonging to the business. The individuals may wish to engage in … [Read More...]
Hackers exploit new PDF zero-day bug, warns Adobe
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Adobe today warned users that attacks have begun exploiting an unpatched bug in its popular Reader and Acrobat PDF viewing and creation software. View full post on Computerworld Security News … [Read More...]
Four short links: 8 September 2010 – Mozilla Updated License Draft, Government Problems, T3h Internets, and Online Voting System
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Alpha Draft of Mozilla Public License v2 Out -- The highlight of this release is new patent language, modeled on Apache’s. We believe that this language should give better protection to MPL-using communities, make it possible for MPL-licensed projects to use Apache code, and be simpler to understand. (via webmink on Twitter) Challenge.gov -- contest-like environment for solving problems.... View full post on O'Reilly News and Commentary … [Read More...]
Apple ships iOS 4.1, patches FaceTime flaw
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As expected, Apple today released the iOS 4.1 update for its iPhone and iPod Touch and patched two dozen security vulnerabilities in its mobile operating system. View full post on Computerworld Security News … [Read More...]
Lan-Secure Security Center Pro
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While security today, takes a role position in network protection from outside the organization by controlling network access of firewalls, anti-virus gateways and other security devices. Most malicious security threats that actually cause damage occur by intruders that using network access from within the organization. Security Center network access protection software designed to provide real-time network security monitor for intrusion detection IDS and prevention IPS that helps to protect networks … [Read More...]
Sensor networks and the future of forecasting – Data and low-cost sensor networks can spot extreme weather before it hits.
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Identifying extreme weather patterns can minimize impact when that weather arrives. But to improve long-range forecasts, we'll need to create environmental sensor networks out of phones, satellites and other technology. View full post on O'Reilly News and Commentary … [Read More...]
Adobe grapples with new Reader, Acrobat zero-day
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Adobe on Wednesday confirmed a dangerous Reader and Acrobat vulnerability, which is being exploited in the wild. View full post on Latest articles from SC Magazine US News … [Read More...]
Lan-Secure Switch Center Protector
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Switch Protector monitoring scanner is a built-in engine of Switch Center management software that implements network access control (NAC) using IEEE-802.1X features on managed network switch ports and helps to protect networks from potential intruders, unauthorized connections and malicious activities from within the organization. The network access control (NAC) monitoring software is a powerful security engine that combines a variety of access protection rules for intrusion detection and prevention. … [Read More...]
Featured Videos
Episode 803 – Ampache, Boxee and Wireless Virtual Machines
September 3, 2010 by cmitchell · Leave a Comment
Darren checks out Ampache, a powerful open source streaming media solution perfect for your Linux home server. Jason answers your Boxee questions and Shannon joins the round table for a discussion on jailbreaking and USB wireless adapters for virtual machines. Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV Ampache – for the love of music Darren walks you though setting up Ampache on Ubuntu … [Read More...]
Episode 802 – Android App Inventor & Boxee Development Part 2, and SDExplorer
August 30, 2010 by cmitchell · Leave a Comment
Following up from last week Darren is diving deeper into the Android App Inventor while Jason has you building the Boxee equivalent to Hello World — which is actually quite useful! Then Shannon has just the tool to make those 25 gigs of free Skydrive storage useful. Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV App Inventor Part 2 From Hello World to accelerometer sensors, Darren attempts … [Read More...]
Episode 801 – Android App Inventor, Building a Boxee Box, Ubuntu 10.10
August 28, 2010 by cmitchell · 2 Comments
Hak5 kicks off another season with a plethora of projects. Darren gets his code on with Google’s new App Inventor for Android – a spiffy new web based drag-and-drop WYSIWYG development environment. Jason joins us for a little homebrew Boxee machine building and app development, and Shannon’s around for a little Ubuntu 10.10 lovin’ Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download … [Read More...]
Android App Inventor, Building a Boxee Box, Ubuntu 10.10
August 25, 2010 by cmitchell · Leave a Comment
Hak5 kicks off another season with a plethora of projects. Darren gets his code on with Google’s new App Inventor for Android – a spiffy new web based drag-and-drop WYSIWYG development environment. Jason joins us for a little homebrew Boxee machine building and app development, and Shannon’s around for a little Ubuntu 10.10 lovin’ Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download … [Read More...]
Episode 726 – Jailbreaking, VirtualBox PHP GUIs, bandwidth throttles and python streaming scripts
August 22, 2010 by cmitchell · Leave a Comment
Rounding out season 7 Darren and Shannon meetup to take on iOS 4 jailbreaking, followed by a roundabout way to stream media anywhere online using some open source python scripts. Toss in a little VirtualBox PHP front-ends and Untangle tweaks for good measure. Then Shannon has just the tools to detect network throttling. All that and more on this episode of Hak5! Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD … [Read More...]
Episode 718 – Building a high performance home router
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · 11 Comments
Make your home network scream with a high performance router and firewall. Darren builds a custom network appliance using cheap parts, free and open source software and more power tools than he’s typically allowed to touch. Plus, need an online backup solution? Fancy 50 gigs in the cloud for free? Shannon’s got the hookup. Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV Chuck that … [Read More...]
Revision3′s 5 Year Anniversary Party!
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · Leave a Comment
Revision3 is celebrating its 5 Year Anniversary and we want YOU to join us in San Francisco with the best party we could put together. We’ve got Brian Brushwood of Scam School and Alex Koll of ROFL performing LIVE as well as the first LIVE Diggnation in San Francisco in over 2 years! Doors open at Mezzanine in SF at 7:30 PM, but you’ll want to get in line early as this one is going to be … [Read More...]
Episode 719 – E3 Expo 2010
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · 11 Comments
This week Darren is joined by Jenn Cutter of OpenAlpha.tv in LA for the E3 Expo. We’re taking a look at our favorite picks from the show floor including the latest from Alienware, Valve and Nintendo, plus linux gaming handhelds, wireless PC controllers, latest addition to the rock music gaming scene and much more. Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV Portal 2 and Nintendo 3DS Darren … [Read More...]
Episode Delay
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · 6 Comments
Sorry for the short delay in the todays episode, but 720 is encoding now and will be posted soon. View full post on Hak5 - Technolust since 2005 … [Read More...]
Episode 720 – Stolen Laptop Recovery and Homebrew Router Part 2
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · 11 Comments
This week Darren is joined in San Francisco by his wonderful co-host Shannon! I know, right? We’re talking about open source software that will save the day if your laptop is ever stolen, following up on your password tips, and finishing up the homebrew router build with Untangle! Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV Your Password Tips Shannon and Darren share your password … [Read More...]
Episode 721 – Water Cooling, EXIF data mining and 25GB free cloud storage
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · 11 Comments
This week Darren heads to the Department of Spontaneous Combustion to meet with PC guru Colleen Kelly and get learned up on the arts of water cooling. Then we’re joined by Mubix (aka Rob Fuller) for a discussion on EXIF data, geo location, and twitpic privacy. Plus, Shannon has the hookup on 25 gigs of free cloud storage! Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV Water Cooling Colleen … [Read More...]
Episode 722 – Virtual Private Networks using your Google account and chipset woes
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · 11 Comments
This week Shannon has a great Snubs Report on setting up a Virtual Private Network using your Google account, and Darren shares some lessons learned in Linux wireless chipset compatibility and motherboard selection in a segment that can only be dubbed “How I walked in for a USB dongle and left with an i7 rig” Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV Linux wireless chipset … [Read More...]
Episode 723 – Fun with Android Root and Monitoring your PC with Dropbox
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · Leave a Comment
On this better late then never episode of Hak5 Darren is joined by Hak5 IRC’s very own Rkiver to talk Android Root. Then Shannon has just the tool to get a peak at your desktop using Dropbox. Plus, Evil Server and a boat. Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV Season 7 Recap Darren answers the #1 question: What has been going on lately? Trivia The rejected original Star Trek pilot, … [Read More...]
Episode 725 – DEFCON 18
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · Leave a Comment
This week Darren & crew take on DEFCON, the nations largest annual hacker convention and check out pentesting UAV platforms, badge viruses, lock picking, metasploit, capture the flag and so much more Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle hacking platform Team Redacted’s STDin Defcon Badge Virus Metasploit’s HD Moore Interview Bump Key Lock … [Read More...]
Hak5 5 year anniversary party
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · Leave a Comment
Its our Hak5th Birthday and you’re all invited! Join us to celebrate 5 years of technolust at the Hotsy Totsy Club — an Albany institution since 1939 — from 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 14th for drinks, pool, shuffleboard and a live performance from nerdcore sensation Eighty of Dual Core! 601 San Pablo Ave Albany, CA 94706 http://www.hotsytotsyclub.com/ http://www.dualcoremusic.com/ 21+. … [Read More...]
Episode 724 – Bypassing NSFW filters and Android Packet Sniffing
August 9, 2010 by cmitchell · 7 Comments
This week Shannon is bypassing NSFW filters while Darren goes sniffing for packets in all the wrong places. Download HD Download MP4 Download XviD Download WMV Darren takes Android WiFi Tether and Shark for a spin and ends up learning an important geography lesson. Shannon is demonstrating a few techniques to detecting NSFW links and bypassing potential work filters with a few web tools, including: … [Read More...]
National Security Agency in Cyber Security – 3-04-2010 Democracy NOW!
August 6, 2010 by cmitchell · Leave a Comment
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